How iGEM UFSCAR-Brasil collaborated with iGEM Teams

Our Team collaborated with national and international iGEM team projects, besides being the mentor of new Brazilian teams. We contributed with online surveys of 4 teams and we think that these contacts should be encouraged. Follow along as we share and collaborate with different teams:

Help to Stockholm, Finland, iGEM_nankai and iGEM Korea_U_Seoul Teams by completing their survey forms. We also cooperate in filling the iGEM Global Cooperation, a form developed by several times, including Brasil-USP Team. The highlight was Team of Stockholm, which dealt on the negative results presented in Wikis, a point discussed in our weekly meetings. Thank you contact the three teams in question and hope that the answers have helped their respective activities Human Practices.

Aid to Stockholm and IISER iGEM Teams in g-blocks design for the construction of the gene circuit your project. Our idea was to contribute to and instructions on how to design and provide the best results in their amplification experiments and construction of its gene circuits.

One of the great experiences lived by our team was the help we offer to future Brazilian teams (UNESP-Assis and Unifei-Itajubá), who knew the iGEM participation in Jamboré and 4Biotec events. To our excitement, interested in setting up new teams are inspired students in projects such as iGEM Team Brazil-SP, represented by members of our current staff. This shows the power the iGEM presents and its growth potential in Brazil. As well, as perform in-person contacts with students during the above events, we are also assisting the assembly of the teams via Skype. Below we list the main aspects that deal on competition and the challenges of creating a team in Brazil: